As a noun, from 1530s. Its Old English cognate guma (from Proto-Germanic *guman-) survives only in disguise in bridegroom. Related: Humanness. Human rights attested by 1680s; human being by 1690s. Human relations is from 1916; human resources attested by 1907, American English, apparently originally among social Christians and drawn from natural resources. human (hy’mən)

human papillomavirus (pāp’ə-lō’mə-vī’rəs) A virus of the genus Papillomavirus, certain strains of which cause skin and genital warts in humans or are associated with various cancers, including cancers of the cervix, vagina, and larynx.

noun 1. a species of virus that causes genital warts. Abbreviation: HPV. noun 1. any one of a class of viruses that cause tumours, including warts, in humans. Certain strains infect the cervix and have been implicated as a cause of cervical cancer HPV human papilloma virus n. Abbr. HPV A DNA virus of the […]

noun 1. See under . noun 1. Pathology. a mild infection, most often seen in children or young adults, caused by a small virus ((the human parvovirus B19)) and marked by a blotchy rash on the cheeks, arms, and legs. noun 1. a mild infectious disease of childhood, caused by a virus, characterized by fever […]

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